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Question 1

What does the acronym MEDEVAC stand for?

Accepted Answer

Medical Evacuation

Answer

MEDEVAC stands for Medical Evacuation, referring to the movement of casualties from the point of injury to medical treatment facilities using dedicated air or ground assets.

Question 2

What are the nine lines of a MEDEVAC request in order (lines 1 and 2)?

Accepted Answer

Location (grid); radio frequency, call sign, and suffix

Answer

Line 1 of a MEDEVAC request is the pickup site location (grid coordinates), and Line 2 is the radio frequency, call sign, and suffix for the requesting unit.

Question 3

In a MEDEVAC request, Line 3 describes the number and precedence of patients. What is the order of precedence from most to least urgent?

Accepted Answer

Urgent, Urgent Surgical, Priority, Routine, Convenience

Answer

The MEDEVAC precedence categories are Urgent (2 hours), Urgent Surgical (2 hours with surgery needed), Priority (4 hours), Routine (24 hours), and Convenience.

Question 4

What does Line 9 of the MEDEVAC request indicate?

Accepted Answer

NBC contamination of the casualty

Answer

Line 9 of the MEDEVAC request describes nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) contamination status of the patient, which affects how the receiving aircraft and facility will handle the casualty.

Question 5

What is the standard litter used by US Army medics for field patient transport?

Accepted Answer

NATO litter (folding aluminum frame litter)

Answer

The NATO litter (standard folding aluminum frame litter) is the primary field litter used by US Army medics and is compatible with most MEDEVAC helicopters.

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